Jonas Nainys (born 25 June 1983), better known by his stage name DJ Jovani, is a Lithuanian music producer, radio and television host. [1]

Early life and education

Jonas Nainys was born on 25 June 1983 in Pasvalys. He attended Petras Vileišis school in Pasvalys. He enrolled in Vilnius University Šiauliai Academy and earned a bachelor's degree in philosophy.

Career

In 1998, Nainys made his debut appearance as a DJ at a school event. In 2003, he began performing at several nightclubs. After that, Nainys started his broadcasting career on the local radio station, Saulės Radijas.[2]

In 2006, he first gained fame through his appearance on the LNK reality show Lith. Ideali pora and won it.[3][4]

Nainys hosted the Jovani At Club program that focussed on nightlife and nightclub culture. During this program, Jonas interviewed many famous musicians, including Fedde Le Grand, Funkerman, Tiësto, David Guetta, James Zabiela. Soon after, Nainys became a host at the radio station ZIP FM.

In 2007, he co-founded the Radistai DJs, a musical group and event-management firm, with Rolandas Mackeviius.[5][6]

In 2013, Nainys released the music album On Air, which was recorded in collaboration with Vaidas Baumila, Justinas Jarutis, Linas Adomaitis, and others. It contains thirteen dance tracks, and 15,000 copies were sold in Lithuania.

Radistai DJs released their second album, On Road, after a three-year hiatus, which likewise sold 15,000 copies. One song on this album, "Good Things", was noticed by the American record label Warner Music and released under its name. They also started organizing arena events in 2013.[7][8]

In 2017, he nominated for the Electronic Act of the Year award at the Music Association Awards of the Year.[9][10]

Radistai DJs celebrated Christmas in 2019 at the Žalgiris Arena in Kaunas. Musicians, including Vaidas Baumila, Justinas Jarutis, Mantas Wizard, Donatas Montvydas, Monika Linkytė, Flying Saucer Gang, and Mad Money, performed at these events.[11]

In 2019, Radistai DJs launched the Inconvenient Questions Show (Lith. Nepatogūs klausimai). The show is broadcast by the news portal Delfi.lt and many famous Lithuanian personalities have appeared on the show.[12]

Notable shows

  • M.A.M.A. awards event, 2012
  • M.A.M.A. awards event, 2014
  • Season four of Lietuvos balsas, 2015
  • First season of the LNK show Women vs. Men (Lith. Moterys prieš vyrus), 2015
  • LNK show Good One! (Lith. Čia tai geras!), 2017
  • Second season of the show Women vs. Men (Lith. Moterys prieš vyrus), 2017

References

  1. ^ "Interview with Jonas Nainys: "It took 20 years to become popular"". 15min.lt (in Lithuanian).
  2. ^ "Jonas Nainys: "Nenorime tampyti nervų – "Radistai Village" šįmet nevyks"". zmones.lt (in Lithuanian).
  3. ^ "Jonas Nainys wins a reality show "Ideal Couple"". 15min.lt (in Lithuanian).
  4. ^ "Visos serijos". lnk.lt (in Lithuanian).
  5. ^ "Jonas Nainys and Nijole Pareigyte will seek an answer for who are better "Women or Men?"". lrytas.lt (in Lithuanian).
  6. ^ ""Radistai Castle 2018" pilį Trakuose šturmuos DJ Liu!". bilietai.lt (in Lithuanian).
  7. ^ ""Radistai" švenčia: pasirašė sutartį su įrašų kompanija "Warner Music UK" Skaityti daugiau". diena.lt (in Lithuanian).
  8. ^ "Sostinę sudrebins įspūdinga Radistų 10-mečio fiesta "Radistai Live Arena Show". madeinvilnius.lt (in Lithuanian).
  9. ^ "Radistai Live Arena Show will celebrate its 10th anniversary with a bang". Žmonės.lt (in Lithuanian).
  10. ^ "M.A.M.A. 2012 awards". 15min.lt (in Lithuanian).
  11. ^ ""Radistai" Christmas show at Zalgiris Arena". 15min.lt (in Lithuanian).
  12. ^ "Inconvenient Questions with "Radistai"". DELFI (in Lithuanian).
Allikas: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jonas_Nainys
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